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| Date: | Monday 26 September 1949 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Anson Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | S of AN RAAF |
| Registration: | AW660 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bass Strait, SW of Lakes Entrance, VIC -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Ex-RAF, but retained former serial. To No.1Aircraft Depot, RAAF 12.10.41. To 6 SFTS 29.11.41. Converged and collided with W2530 after take-off, Mallala, SA, 3.6.42. Guinea Airways overhaul 19.12.44. 6 SFTS 2.7.45. CMU Mallala (date?). AGRS 26.3.46. 3 AD 22.1.48. SAN 30.9.48. 44
Crashed in Bass Strait, southwest of Lakes Entrance, Victoria 26.9.49. Some of the fuselage was recovered at a later date (possibly 3.11.49).
Sources:
http://www.adf-gallery.com.au//2a4.shtml
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 16-Mar-2012 15:44 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Apr-2013 08:39 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 27-May-2023 08:51 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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